1949 Sabena DC-3 Crash

1949 aviation accident 1949 Sabena DC-3 Crash File:Douglas DC-3D OO-AUM Sabena Ringway 08.07.49 edited-3.jpg A Sabena DC-3 in 1949, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident. 300 Accident 1949 12 18 y Loss of control after an in-flight structural failure of the wing 4 km southeast of the Le Bourget Airport near Aulnay-sous-Bois 8 4 4 0 8 0 Douglas DC-3 Sabena OO-AUQ Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France Brussels-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR), Belgium The 1949 Sabena DC-3 Crash was the crash of a Douglas DC-3 of the Belgian airline Sabena in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France, on 18 December 1949. All eight people on board die in the incident.https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19491218-0 Accident description aviation-safety.net 1996 17 July 2020 Aircraft The Douglas DC-3 involved was built in 1946 with serial number 10241 and registration OO-AUQ and was used by the Belgian airline company Sabena from 12 August 1946 until its destruction in 1949.https://www.skystef.be/regi/OO-AUQ.htm OO-AUQ skystef.be 17 July 2020 Crash The Sabena flight departed Le Bourget Airport bound for Zaventem Airport with four passengers and four crew members on board at 20.30 pm on 18 December 1949. Shortly after takeoff while still climbing, the aircraft fired a green and red rocket as a sign of distress before flying low over the rooftops of the surrounding neighborhood. https://www.newspapers.com/image/825606247 Newspapers.com The Daily Telegraph London, England 19 December 1940 1 Plane Crash in Suburb of Paris After reaching a maximum height of only a few hundred feet, one of the wings separated and sent the aircraft in an uncontrolled dive towards the ground. https://www.newspapers.com/image/636955725/ Newspapers.com The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas 19 December 1949 2 Associated Press 8 Killed in Crash of Belgian Airliner The plane crashed 4 km southeast of the airport near Aulnay-sous-Bois after clipping a house and burst into flames. The impact with the house caused damage to the corner of the house and toppled a chimney, but the occupants of the house were unharmed. After striking the house, the plane crashed in a field about 600 yd m away and buried itself deep in the ground. The flight avoided hitting a crowded movie theater nearby. Firefighters, Police officers and airport employees reached the crash site to aid any survivors but it was discovered that all eight onboard had perished in the flaming wreckage.https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-c-47a-60-dl-aulnay-sous-bois-8-killed CRASH OF A DOUGLAS C-47A-60-DL IN AULNAY-SOUS-BOIS: 8 KILLED baaa-acro.com 17 July 2020 One firefighter and a local inhabitant were injured in the rescue attempt and taken to the hospital. NationalityPassengersCrewTotalTotalKilledTotalKilledTotalKilledBelgium224466United States110011Egypt110011Total444488 Probable cause The cause of the crash was determined to be caused by the in-flight structural failure of the wing, but the reason for the wing's failure remains unknown.https://nha.courant.nu/issue/IJC/1949-12-19/edition/0/page/1 Belgisch lijnvliegtuig bij Parijs verongelukt 19 December 1949 nha.courant.nu 17 July 2020 Aftermath The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and post-crash fire and the bodies of the victims were recovered by rescue workers. References Category:Sabena accidents and incidents Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight structural failure Category:December 1949 in Europe Category:1949 disasters in France Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1949 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in France